Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-12-08
MONTANA NEWS.

II cost the Montana Cent raj over s21 600
for it's right OF way into Helena.
Miles City finds her nun icipal form oil
government m expensive luxury.
Wnlkerville has been visited by "a fire
which consumed six houses, causing a loss
Of SIS. 900
Billings has orga nized n militia company
and named it the Webb Guard. in honor
Of our Territorial Secretary, formerly a
resident Of that city.
Mr.John II. Ming who has been confined
| to his room for several DAYS with rhcuma-
| tisn is lying very low. But little hope is
entertained for his recovery. Ii crald.
The total amount paid out Of the terri
toriaI treasury for bounti-s uuder the old
bounty law, since the LIST day Of January
this year, until it's repeal foots up to
$50, 100. -Stockgrowers journal.
Acting Secretary Muld-ow has revers. d
the decision 81 the late Land Commiss ioner.
Sparks, denying the application of Jean
WI w uiputy
paid upon her desert lard entry at the
Helena land office.
The Northern Pacific road has cert inly
attained the acme 81 rapid transit, when n
passenger can leave Chicago in the evening
on Saturday and arrive IN Butte at 2:3o
the following Tuesday afternoon. with only
eighty minutes delay between the two
points.-Butte Miner.
-ElaAar.,Aas I aslis has off.rcd n reward of
$500 for the capture and conviction ofeach
person concerned in the burning Of the
Clark Brothers hay in Choteau county last
month. and also for each perso i'm picat-
eass among sheep in that county. The
proclamation Is dated the 39th ult.
Judge Bach, Court Stenographer Gros
and "a number Of Custer county attorneys
who had been attending court at Glendive,
returned last evening. The term was
very uneventiuI one, there having been no
trial by jury and the grand jury bringing
IL one indictment only. The term
lasted but three days and IL half. The sur
,ivors of the Indian massacre were too III
to be put on trial and their cases were con-
tinued Tor the term.-Yellowstone journal.
Through the courtesy of District Clerk
McFarlane we have been supplied with the
following costs Of the twenty-six days of
district court: Witness fees, s2,756.50;
jurors, sl,3o6; appointed counsel and
bailifi fees. about $500; meals and quar-
tiers for Jurors, about $3.50; fees as yet
unclaimed, about 5000; other expenses,
$3.50. Thus il is apparent one Of the long
est terms OF court ever held in the county
cost less than ii, 900, one thousand Of
which is probably considerably overesti-
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. journal.
Jesse Owens and a Crow Indian ran a
forty yard foot race yesterday for twenty
tive dollars - side. The Indian won the
race BY several feet to the surprise and
pecunary loss VI the numerous hackers of
Owens. Owens wanted him TO run again,
but the Indian refused to do SO then,
though he said he would retnrn. The race
was in the center Of town and witnessed by
several hundred people. The Indian is
said to be the fastest runner in the Crow
tribe. II he can Iun as last as he is ugly,
he is pretty rapid.-Biilings Gazette.
II is not generally known that Mr.. J. II.
Mclaughlin, the conductor; who took out
the trst passenger train over the Montana
Central railway from Helena, is the cham
pion collar and elbow wrestler Of the
world. lie is the picture Of health, stands
SIX feet Ia height, weighs 400 pounds, AID
though As years he does not look to he
over 80. Mr.. Mclaughlin has never taken
y chew Of tobacco nor tasted "a drop intox-
icttiDs liquor la his lille. iacts to winch may
be ascriDed his magnificent physique a.d
hcrculean strength. The bum who at
tcmp,- To steal "a ride over his road should
not wait Tor a second invitation to git"
Helena Stock journal.
Last week, John Nc Tiernan, familiarity
knownas Rick, and one Jeiry Manning. git
into "a TRIVIAL quarrel Resulting in Manning
threatening Flick with tnc adinvnition that
he (FlicNl 90 ana neei himself. Flick Icing
DESTROYS oil avoiding troabie endeavored to
keep out oi his advc, sary's sway untli iin.,liy
pressed by Manning the two met ON Main
street, whereupon ManAils drew his gun.
accompany ing the notion with a sisIi.i,ant
threat. tnck, percrivins ME danger i'm
uediately r..iprocated, and in shorter
time than IT taArs To tell II, six or seven
shots were fired. Manning ieli severely
wounded. Neitner of the shooters bore
trace vi injury, but On examinations at tue
Jail, where b.'tn were taken ui,oL the ar
rival of Officers, II ~as logni that MLhnin:
had received three wounds, one through
each knee and the other throush tuv
apdomcn, the latter OF " hlch will surely
prove iatai. strange TO say, the wounded
man walked from the city To the Jail, "a dis
,an-c Of BE raj jlucs- aud was not aware
that b. was hurt, and laughed at the
Thought or s'..-,.-. in,- ri ,,..Il,r- that such